National Archives Hosts Genealogy Series in May & June Participate in our genealogy series – free and online! WHAT: The National Archives and Records Administration is pleased to present our annual Genealogy Series on YouTube. This educational series of lectures will teach you how to use federal resources at the National Archives for genealogical research. This year we […]
One of my favorite periodicals is no longer being published and I am thankful I did subscribe for many years. It’s still in my mind a lot and I do read it in print and online. The articles provide much background for historical and genealogical research. They lead me to understand some federal records in […]
It’s an improvement. I like it better than the previous version. In November, the new edition of the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) catalog had its debut. This one and the earlier one are not like most library catalogs. You’ll notice that on your first searches if you haven’t investigated it before. […]
The official date is November 21st, but it’s live early. Lots of people doing presentations that include National Archives information and records are scrambling to update PowerPoint slides. Found something for my Native American research webinar on Monday night for the Kansas City Kansas Public Library. I even found a few things for my own […]
That’s tomorrow morning. The snow will be much lighter than predicted and smooth sailing for me to Hudson to do this presentation. The library already has the handouts ready and my PowerPoint presentation has been greatly updated. Bring your questions, too!
The following paragraphs are from a press release yesterday. I attended this institute a bunch of years ago and strongly recommend it. “The Board of Trustees of the National Institute on Genealogical Research has announced that the institute’s name was changed to the Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed) on December 22, 2015. The institute, […]
One of the joys of research is touching the original records of our ancestral families. I have done this and also worked on microfilms of some records many times onsite at the U.S. National Archives locations in Washington, DC, College Park, MD, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Kansas City, MO, Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, and […]
Today is the first of three days to join the free U.S. National Archives 2014 Virtual Genealogy Fair. It runs on YouTube on October 28, 29, & 30. The first lecture each day begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. There are four presentations each of the days. It’s live and there is an opportunity to […]
How cool is this! Volunteers are combing old ship logs to learn weather details for The Old Weather project. It is a way to fill in the gaps of our climate knowledge. It also tells the story of the humans involved in the shipping industry and the human enjoyment and suffering of those on the […]
I received this press release from the National Archives yesterday. The projects include some wonderful one that will aid family historians! Washington, DC… Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero has awarded 44 grants totaling $2,283,079 in Federal funds for archives and publishing projects in 32 states, territories, and the District of Columbia. The […]